Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund

421 U.S. 491 · Decided May 27, 1975 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund was decided on May 27, 1975 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Legislative investigations on internal security” in the First Amendment area.

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Full case caption

Eastland et al. v. United States Servicemen's Fund et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1974-104, docket 1974-104-01.

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